Chapman Codes 
(rev 17th Mar 2000)
Standard County & Country abbreviations used within the UK and these pages.
England & Wales Census
(rev 30th Dec 2005)
Census dates - one or two thoughts on their interpretation & availability on-line - Enumerators and Enumerators Walks.
Estimating Birth Dates
(rev 14th Jul 2001)
A rule of thumb that has proved reliable.
Day-Of-Week
(rev 14th Feb 2004)
Event DOW Calculator - on what day of the week were you born - or what day of the week were your grandparents married - what day will Valentines day fall in two years time? This calculator will tell you for the years after 1752 - and into the future - allowing for the non leap year centuries. This is a total re-design of the calculator I first published last month - now includes future dates and is easier to use.
 
If the DOW Calculator window doesn't open - ensure your browser or other software allows popups for this website and that JavaScript is enabled. (Pre version 5 browsers do not fully support techniques used - which may cause layout problems or complete failure - but if results are returned they should be ok)
Kinship
(new 9th Oct 2005)
Who are your third cousins - second cousins twice removed - Grand Aunts and Uncles etc?
London & the Home Counties The area administered by London has changed over the years.
Naming Conventions
(rev 10th Oct 2005)
Children naming patterns to be found over successive generations
Time Travel
Messing with dates & times - with loss of days and hours
  • Julian to Gergorian Calendar - (extended 5th Feb 2004)
     
  • BST - Daylight Saving - (rev 3rd Nov 2005)
Whilst it is believed that the information given in these pages is correct - it is up to you to verify its accuracy. 

If you have any useful tips or general facts that would be helpful to new genealogists or genealogist as a whole,  I would pleased to include them. 

Also please notify me of any errors. 
 

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